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19-letter words containing b, e, t, o, n, y

  • oxyacetylene burner — a blowpipe for cutting or welding metals at high temperatures
  • phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
  • phthalocyanine blue — a pigment used in painting, derived from copper phthalocyanine and characterized chiefly by its brilliant, dark-blue color and by permanence.
  • queen anne's bounty — a fund formed by Queen Anne in 1704 for the augmentation of the livings of the poorer Anglican clergy. In 1948 the administrators of the fund were replaced by the Church Commissioners for England
  • self-responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
  • stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
  • subsistence economy — an economy which produces only enough output for its own consumption and does not attempt to accumulate wealth
  • the london assembly — the devolved legislature of London, based in City Hall, Southwark
  • to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
  • to hang by a thread — If you say that something is hanging by a thread, you mean that it is in a very uncertain state and is unlikely to survive or succeed.
  • to turn a blind eye — If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it.
  • turn a blind eye to — to pretend not to notice or ignore deliberately
  • wassermann antibody — reagin (def 1).
  • wearable technology — a small computer or advanced electronic device that is worn or carried on the body: the trendiest wearable technologies.
  • websters-dictionary — Informal. a dictionary of the English language, especially American English, such as Dictionary.com.
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